Research Article | Published: 31 March 2025

Growth, volume, biomass, and carbon storage potential of Albizia procera across different girth classes

Malaya Kumar Dash, Rajesh Panduranga Gunaga, Jignesh Balubhai Bhusara, Ramesh Lakhamanbhai Sondarva, Laxmikanta Behera, Satish Kumar Sinha and Santoshkumar Anandrao Huse

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 48 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 48-51 | 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2025-6ALJ79 | Cite this article

Abstract

Forest tree species play a crucial role in climate change mitigation, with biomass serving as a key parameter for estimating carbon storage in individual trees. Among various influencing factors, tree age significantly affects biomass and carbon accumulation. The present study assessed the growth of Albizia procera trees across nine girth classes (G1 to G9) to determine girth-wise volume, biomass, and carbon storage. Biometric parameters varied significantly among classes, with trees in the smallest girth class (G1:10–25 cm) storing 18 kg biomass and 7.48 kg carbon, while those in the largest class (G9:150–175 cm) stored 1226 kg biomass and 509 kg carbon per tree. The generated data will aid foresters, farmers, wood merchants, and stakeholders in estimating carbon stocks of A. procera across diverse land-use systems.

Keywords

Carbon sequestration, Climate Change, DBH, Form quotient, White Siris

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Dash, M.K., Gunaga, R.P., Bhusara, J.B., Sondarva, R.L., Behera, L., Sinha, S.K. and Huse, S.A., 2025. Growth, volume, biomass, and carbon storage potential of Albizia procera across different girth classes. Indian Journal of Forestry, 48(1), pp.48-51. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2025-6ALJ79

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 30 March 2024

Manuscript Revised on 05 March 2025

Manuscript Accepted on 19 March 2025

Manuscript Published on 31 March 2025

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